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Senior Software Engineer

United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 27 May 2026

💰 $163,920/yr($109,284/yr – $163,920/yr)

About the role

There are over 7 billion people on this planet. And by 2050, there will be 2 billion more... many moving into urban centers at an unprecedented rate. Making sure there is enough food, fiber and infrastructure for our rapidly growing world is what we're all about at John Deere. And it's why we're investing in our people and our technology like never before! Here the world's brightest minds are tackling the world's biggest challenges. If you believe one person can make the world a better place, we'll put you to work. RIGHT NOW.

John Deere is an equal opportunity employer, including disabled & veterans.

Primary Location: United States (US) - Iowa - Waterloo
Function: Technology (CA)
Title: Senior Software Engineer - 120792
Onsite/Remote:Onsite Position

Your Responsibilities

As a Senior Software Engineer for Region 4 Ag & Turf located in Waterloo, IA, you will:

Design, build, and maintain secure, reliable, and scalable applications and services that integrate with enterprise platforms (data, identity, observability, CI/CD)
Lead technical design and architecture, defining patterns, interfaces, and performance expectations; conduct code and design reviews to ensure high engineering quality
Translate product outcomes into technical execution, partnering with the Software Engineering Manager to shape technical strategy, roadmap, and architecture runway
Mentor and grow engineers through pairing, design guidance, debugging support, and promoting best practices across React/TypeScript, APIs, data stores, and pipelines
Drive engineering excellence by championing automated testing (unit, integration, end‑to‑end), performance monitoring, resilience patterns, and operational readiness
Own DevOps practices, including CI/CD pipelines, deployment automation, infrastructure health, and meaningful observability (logs, metrics, traces)

VISA Sponsorship is NOT available for this position

What Skills You Need

React (5+ years of experience):
  ○ Demonstrated expertise building complex integrated front-end architecture
  ○ Strong command of hooks, context, performance optimization (memoization, virtualization), and state management patterns
  ○ Proven history of owning front‑end architecture, code reviews, and production troubleshooting
TypeScript (4+ years of experience):
○ Deep experience with strict typing, generics, discriminated unions, and type‑safe APIs
○ Ability to define robust domain models, author reusable type utilities, and enforce correctness across large codebases (tsconfig hygiene, ESLint rules, CI checks)
Test‑Driven Development (TDD) (4+ years of experience):
○ Consistent practice of writing tests first and maintaining high coverage for unit, integration, and component tests (e.g., Jest, React Testing Library, Playwright/Cypress)
○ Skilled at designing seam points, refactoring safely, and preventing regressions through automated pipelines
Container‑as‑a‑Service (CaaS) / Kubernetes (3+ years of experience):
○ Hands‑on experience packaging, deploying, and operating services in a CaaS environment (Docker, Helm, K8s)
Proficiency with CI/CD pipelines, observability (logs/metrics/traces), Pod Disruption Budgets, resource requests/limits, and secure configuration of apps and secrets

What Makes You Standout

Manufacturing domain experience
○ Practical exposure to factory operations (Manufacturing / Quality Engineering). Comfortable collaborating with plant stakeholders to translate operational needs into software outcomes, balancing performance, reliability, and usability in production environments
Performance Optimization & Observability
○ Familiarity with performance budgets, profiling tools, and observability stacks (New Relic, Datadog) to ensure reliability and scalability in production
Security and Compliance Awareness
○ Experience implementing secure coding practices, dependency scanning, and compliance with enterprise standards
Data Integration and API Design
○ Experience with RESTful APIs, plus familiarity with data pipelines (Databricks, Kafka) for analytics and AI enablement
Agile and Lean Delivery
○ Strong understanding of Agile frameworks (Scrum, Kanban) and ability to drive conti